merlin
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merlin got a reaction from woodlander in Solstice Greetings
May the Light and Magic of Solstice
bring lots of love, peace, appreciation, and creativity.
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merlin reacted to jerryy in Fall pictures
Thank you, for your very kind words!
That The folks that work there sure did a fine job of taking care of that place.
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merlin reacted to Davidgarth in 16-80 f/4
Sample-to-sample variation has probably always existed in camera lenses, but, it’s much more obvious now that so many people are pixel peeping their images at 100 or 200 percent. It’s good to know the ultimate capabilities of your lenses, but sharpness is just one facet of imagine quality and image quality is just one facet of a good photograph. So, overly obsessing about sharpness distracts from the ultimate goal of creating a great image.
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merlin reacted to Davidgarth in 16-80 f/4
Sometimes the Internet echo chamber drives me crazy. I’ve had this lens for about two weeks, tested it against my other Fuji lenses and I’m very happy with it. But it gets bashed by many who have never even used it or owned it.
It’s relatively small and lightweight considering its 5:1 zoom range, has excellent build quality and a very versatile and useful zoom range. Very fun to shoot with
It’s very sharp in the center 1/3rd at all focal lengths, corners sharp between 18 and 70mm, slightly less sharp in the corners at 16 and 80mm. I think this is excellent results for a lens of this type.
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merlin reacted to Paul Reading in 16-80 f/4
Is there something wrong with your camera those are all sharp?
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merlin got a reaction from jerryy in 16-80 f/4
Lens arrived about an hour ago. It needed a firmware upgrade to 1.02 from 1.0. It is very well-built, and the aperture and zoom rings work smoothly but are not overly loose. It is much less bulky and heavy than I expected, and will make an excellent choice for hiking and other outings.
Here are some quick shots.
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